ALEXANDRIA, Va., Feb. 17 -- United States Patent no. 12,555,428, issued on Feb. 17.

"Access system for smart locker and access method thereof" was invented by Kai-Chieh Chang (Taipei, Taiwan).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "An access system for smart locker and an access method thereof are disclosed. In the system, a portable device reads a unique identification code of a locker, and then transmits the unique identification code and its own identification message to a remote host, the remote host verifies whether a user identity matches the designated locker, when the user identity matches the locker, the remote host generates and transmits a trigger signal to the portable device, the portable ...